第1章 最新動向

第2章 南米のスマートグリッドの概要

第3章 地域市場の予測

第4章 ブラジル

第5章 チリ

第6章 コロンビア

第7章 アルゼンチン

第8章 エクアドル

第9章 ペルー

第10章 パラグアイ

第11章 ウルグアイ

第12章 ベネズエラ

第13章 ボリビア

第14章 ベンダー活動

南米を拠点とするベンダー

国際的ベンダー

第15章 付録

目次

After years of slow progress,
South America is finally showing
signs of becoming one of the
most attractive emerging market
regions for smart grid
investment.

The region is
comprised of countries with
newly developed smart meter
targets and associated
regulations, as well as core
business case indicators that
point towards immediate benefits
from smart grid infrastructure.
From 2018 to 2027, investment in total smart grid infrastructure will cumulatively reach $20.1
billion. This includes investment in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), distribution
automation (DA), wide area measurement (WAM), home energy management (HEM), information
technology (IT) and battery storage.

Throughout South America, smart grid infrastructure is now viewed as a solution to many of the
challenges the region is facing. Eight of the ten countries already have significant pilot projects in
place, while half of the countries have developed some form of smart meter regulatory target.

In terms of deployments, Brazil is the regional leader despite significant project delays, with ongoing deployments in the hundreds of
thousands of meters and larger
projects expected. Economic
challenges have delayed much of
Brazil's recent smart grid growth, but
the economy is now rebounding and a
proposed target of rollouts by 2032
appears achievable. In the meantime,
other South American countries have
become more proactive. At the end of
2017, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay
all announced plans for rollouts and/or
targets and smart grid investment
plans have already been developed.

Meanwhile, pilots continue to grow at utilities throughout South America and many utilities have
plans that go above and beyond regulations.

The key driver of these initiatives is the unique near-term and long-term benefits South American
countries will receive from smart grid infrastructure. Most notably, South American utilities will
receive near-term savings from smart meter deployments by reducing non-technical losses. At
nearly 15%, the regional transmission and distribution (T&D) loss rate is among the highest in the
world. But there are also important long-term benefits to smart grid infrastructure such as
managing rising middle class demand and increased use of distributed and renewable
generation. Utilities can therefore make near-term deployments to help reduce non-technical
losses, while laying the groundwork for long-term benefits. In the past few years, these near-term
drivers have not been sufficient, and investment has lagged. But with firm targets in place,
growing economies, and declining smart grid infrastructure costs, South American utilities appear
poised to finally begin significant deployments in the near-to-medium term.

Key questions answered in this study:

How large will the smart grid market be across South America?

Which South American countries are being driven by smart grid regulation?

Which South American countries are investing in more advanced smart grid segments such as DA, WAM, IT, and battery storage?

What major international and local vendors are best positioned to supply the South American market?